Moisture producing and regulating device.



L. M. HARTWIGK, MOISTURE PRODUCING AND RBGULATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1908.

Patented. Apr. 13, 1909.

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mamm l Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented A ril 13, 1909.

' Applicetion filed ApritZ, 1908. Serial No. 429,095.

lo all whom it may concern:

- Be it known thatl, LOUIS ll IARTIN Ham." men, a citizen of the United States, residingat Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and the'State of Colorado, have invented a new temperature for the benefitof animal or vegetable life, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement in furnishing moisture, and regulating the.

' same, where hot air is furnished to a room or chamber. It is well known that where air lsralsed in temperature it loses its moisture very rapidly so moisture must be furnishedm' dwelhngs for comfort, in the incubation of eggs to prevent excessive drying, and for the health of chicks in brooders, therefore the object of my invention is to produce moisture in the hotair furnished to a charm.-

ber and to regulate the same to any desirable degree. I attain these. objects by the mechanisms illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1" is a vertical view of an incubator partial broken section,-showing the moisture device as applied, for furnishing 'moisture to anincubator or brooder. Fig. 2' is a vertical view of my invention, showing method of regulating the moisture by raising orlowering the reservoirs. Fig. '3 is a ver- ----invention is to be supplied to incubators or brooders.

' more; smallholes (9) horizontal plane, jar (8) is filled with water, "cap (10) placed, then inverted and set on (65 4 and displace some of the water whichjwill tical view of my invention showing another method of regulating .the moisture.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the-several views.

The incubator-chamber (1), common type of What is known as a. hot air machine, suitably lined, having egg trays, doors, etc., constitutes the supporting'frame where my The open vessel and supported on the adjusting screw (11), an-inverted jar or-reservoir (8). On the openend-of jar (8) is a cap (10). Jar (8) and cap (10) are not attached to screw (11),

X but being loose-canbe lifted out and jar (8) filled with water.

Near the open end of jar (8) are one or Onv or near the same screw (11). Air will then enter holes (9) .a general way-(16 I (7), containing water,

rests on top of the machine. In this vessel,

escape into vessel (7) until the; water level invessel (7) \is approximatelyfon the line of the holes "(9), so if adjusting screw (11) ismoved up, oris unscrewed out of the nut (12) which may or may not be apart of vessel (7), the water. level in vessel. ('7) will move up,.and if adjusting screw (11) is screwed-down the water level in vessel (7) will be lowered.

Fig. 13 constitutes a wick of fibrous materialbeht into a U s'hape, and may be supported'by hanging over the edge of vessel (7). One end is immersed in the water iii vessel (7) and the other end is free,

thus forming a capillary feed, so water will be slowly fed outof vessel (7 and drop off the end ofwick (13). 05 ,of wick (13) is conveyed through the funneled tube (14) which is shown in Fig. (*1). This allows the drop of-water to strike againstthe hot chimney (6) where it will beimmediately converted into steam. The

hot air passing up around chimney (6) and This water dropping is lowered,.less water will be siphoned over and as a result less moisture furnished.

Fig. 3 is another arrangement to accomplish the same result. Reservoir (8) rests on the bottom of vessel (7) or on a stationary support, so the water level invessel (7)- is stationary, and adjustment in the flow of Water in the capillaryffeed is made by raising or'lowering the wick (13) by means of.

adjusting screw (19) with nut (2,0),giving the same result as in Fig. 2, the object being in each case to'regulate the flow of water by moving the distance between the water level in vessel (7 to the top of the band in the capillary feed.

Having thus described my invention,wh'at v I claim is-.

1..Thecombination of a tank adapted to hold water: an evaporatingsurface, adjacent to and below the tank, so heated that water coming into contact w th or' near this surface would be evaporated: absorbent material, one end of which enters the tank, the other terminating near the heating surface, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a tank adapted to holdwater: an evaporating surface, adjacent to and below thetank, so heated that water coming; in contact with, or near thissurface, would be evaporated: absorbent material, one end of which enters the tank, theother terminating near the heating surface: and an inverted jar or reservoir with holes near the open end, so that as water is drawn from the tank it will be replenished from the reservoir, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a tank adapted to hold Water; an evaporating surface, adja cent to and below the tank, so heated that water coming in contact with or near this surface wouldbe evaporated: absorbent material, one end of which enters the tank, the other terminating near the heating surface, and an inverted 131 or reservoir, whereby water is supplied to the tank, this jar or eras-es reservoir so supported that it may be adjusted in height and so raise or lower the water lever in the tank and thus regulate the flow of water in the absorbent material.

4. The combination of a tank adapted to hold water; an evaporating surface, adjacent to and below the tank, so heated that water coming in contact with or near this surface would be evaporated; aninverted jar or reservoir, whereby the water is supplied to the tank, absorbent material, one end of which enters the tank, the other terminating near the heating surface, this ab sorbent material supported so that it may be raised or lowered, thereby regulating the "flow of water through this material, all sub- 

